da

¹

Or Da

[duh, dah, duh, dah]

preposition

1. from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin).

   Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.

DA

²

[dee-ey]

noun

plural

DAs, DA's 

1. a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.

da

³

[dah]

adverb

Russian.

1. yes.

DA

⁴

1. Department of Agriculture.

2. Dictionary of Americanisms.

da.

⁵

abbreviation

1. daughter.

2. day; days.

DA.

⁶

abbreviation

1. (in Algeria) dinar; dinars.

D/A

⁷

1. (sometimes lowercase),  days after acceptance.

2. deposit account.

3. documents against acceptance.

4. documents for acceptance.

D.A.

⁸

abbreviation

1. delayed action.

2. direct action.

3. District Attorney.

4. documents against acceptance.

5. documents for acceptance.

6. doesn't answer; don't answer.

DA

¹

abbreviation

1. (in the US) District Attorney

2. Diploma of Art

3. duck's arse (hairstyle)

D/A

²

abbreviation

1. deposit account

2. commerce documents against acceptance

Word History and Origins

Origin of da¹

< Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; < Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (< Latin dē ) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)

Origin of da²

A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass

Example Sentences

The company has eliminated unpopular wing sauces, 86’d a superfluous fried-chicken batter, and thinned out the burger menu—all in service of making the kitchen a more simple place to work.

From Slate

Investigators later ID’d a 17-year-old as their suspect.

From Los Angeles Times

The House version required both parents have a Social Security number, but the Senate OK'd a requirement of only one parent.

From BBC

"I had a young son of several months old and a boy of two. I'd a young wife. My father had just passed away. I could only go one way. I couldn't fail. I have a responsibility," he added.

From BBC

“He was given the opportunity and declined to do so,” said Edds, the D.A’.s spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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